Part 2: John Preskill – Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Encountering Richard Feynman (#111)

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deep…discussing Artificial Intelligence, the simulation hypothesis,
lessons from Richard Feynman and more! You don’t want to miss his
answers to my patented Thrilling Three final questions! John
Preskill is the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical
Physics at the California Institute of Technology, where he is also
the Director of the Institute for Quantum Information and
Matter. He is one of the most prolific and influential scientists
of our time. Preskill is a leading scientist in the field of
quantum information science and quantum computation, and he is
known for coining the term “quantum supremacy.” Preskill studied
magnetic monopoles in Grand Unified Theories. This work pointed out
serious flaws in the then-current cosmological models, a problem
which was later addressed by Alan Guth and others by proposing the
idea of cosmic inflation. He’s the Director of the Institute for
Quantum Information at Caltech. He is known for coining the term
“Quantum Supremacy” in a 2012 paper. Preskill has achieved some
notoriety in the popular press as a party to a number of bets
involving fellow theoretical physicists Stephen Hawking and Kip
Thorne. Preskill was elected a member of the National Academy of
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